The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-16
STORY oFAsCAR

"Do you see that tall, handsome man
now talking TO his highness2" inquired
an old diplomat of me at one of the
state balls given by the khedive OF
Egypt in his fairy summer palace OF
Gezireh. on the banks OF the Nile, says
8 Cairo correspondent of the New York
/ Tribune
What" said /; do you mean Mus
tapha Pacha F., the cabinet minister7"
Yes; and have You noticed that his
right hand is always gloved? Look at
1t now. He is the only man in this
room wearing a glove on that hand,
which Is contrary to all etiquette II he
were TO remove it you would perceive an
| ugly kind of semicircular scar. In 1876
the English government alarmed at the
khedive's terrible extravaganza and re-
peated appeals to the European money
markets, sent out to Egypt a special
mission to inquire into the state of the
| finances of the country.
In the short space of ten years over
$500. .000, 900 had been borrowed by the
Egyptian government. and of this vast
sum only 500, 100000 had found its
way into the state treasury. What had
become of the balance? Two people
e-NAS SSsAO eSAA. NuO Vi luOSc WAS the
khediye himself. and the other his min
lister of finance. Mustapha Pasha Sadyk.
the most powerful man in Egypt II is
impossible to conceive the enormous
wealth of the latter. Large tracts of
country belong TO him and he had
the right of coming money in his own
name. His splendor and magnificence
We're unequalled in the east His
harem of over three thousand women
occupied the three immense palaces in
which now all the government offices
are located. and he had special body
guard in his seraglio of over four hun
dred superb amazonS, who, on state
occasions, donned armor and helmets
of pure silver. The English envoys de-
voted all their energies to win him over
from the khedive. 1t appears that they
were about TO succeed.
Late one night in June Mr.. Julius
Blum, confidential secretary and facto-
tum of the minister of finance, informed
the khedive that the minister had been
won over by the English envoys, and in
order 10 save his own position had de-
termined to turn kings evidence and to
reveal TO them on the following Satur-
day the whole of his highness' financial
transactions. The next day was Friday,
the Mohammeden sabbath. After per-
forming his devotions at the mosque
the khedive proceeded in an open vic
toria to the palace of Mustapha Pasha
Sadyk and invited that minister 10 ac-
company him during his usual after
noon drive, and, pleasantly chatting
together, they drove to the palace of
Gezireh. On ahghting at that door.
the khedivc, turning TO his minister,
invited him TO supper on board the
vice-regal yacht which lay moored in
midstream. The minister, accompanied
by the khediye's sons, embarked and
was rowed off to the yacht A merry
evening was spent on board, the whole
ship being Illuminated. and occasional
snatches of music and laughter being
waited over TO the shore. At about IL
o'clock the khedive and princess re-
turned alone, leaving on board the
minister with the two vice-regal cham
berlains, Mustapha Bey f. and Sami
Bey Baroudi. Shortly afterward the
sounds of IA short scuifle on deck were
heard by the people on shore, and then
all was quiet and the lights were extin-
guished on board. Soon after midnight
the yacht cast loose from her moorings
and noisclessly glided up the stream to-
ward the first cataract. Nothing moro
was ever seen in this world of Mustapha
Pasha Sadyk.
''On the next day decree was issued
stating that the khedive had banished
his minister of finance 10 Upper Egypt
for having dared to oppress his much
beloved subjects. etc, etc Four days
later the yacht returned to her moorings
off the Gezireh palace. and when the
two chamberlains above referred to re-
sumed their service it was noticed that
Sami Bev wore handkerchief round
his throat rs if to hide some wound on
his neck. and that Mustapha Bey +. had
his right hand in IA sling.'